Branding apparatus.



PATENTBD MAY 2, 1905.

A. McLEOD;

BRANDING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN, 18, 1904.

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A. MOLEOD- BRANDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1904.

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PATENT OEETCE.

BRAN DING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 789,052, dated May 2,1905. Application filed January 18, 1904. Serial N0.189,592.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW MOLEOD, engineer, a subject of His Majestythe King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and aresident of Arch Hill, near the city of Auckland, in the ProvincialDistrict of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Branding Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to branding apparatus which may be advantageouslyemployed for branding cattle, horses, and other animals, as well asinanimate things and objects.

It mainly consists of a pipe forming a reservoir, with a pump andfeed-valve at one end,

-a stop cock or tap at the other end, and another pipe fitted within thereservoir reaching downward from the stop-cock, a continuationpipescrewed into the reservoir-pipe or stopcock, having its outside threadedto allow anut to be screwed up or down thereon, also a plate carryingsprings, a ball inwardly screw-threaded, and another plate fitted aroundsaid ball and to tops of said springs to screw up and down as required.The last plate carries a circular upright flange, to which a perforatedhood or cowl is secured, to the outer end of which the brand-plate issecured.

On the accompanying drawings five figures are shown, of which- Figure 1is an elevation of the upper part of the invention, showing the topportion of the reservoir-pipe, the stop cook or tap, thecontinuation-pipe, plates, springs, ball, cowl or hood, and brand-plate.Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 1, eX- cept thestop-cock and reservoir-pipe. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thebrand-plate. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the reservoir-pipe broken,showing the pump, feed-valve, inner pipe, stop-cock, and part of lowerend of continuation-pipe; and Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the partsshown in Fig. 4.

The reservoir-pipe A has a pump B fitted into its lower end and afeed-valve 0 provided in its side near the lower end, as shown in Figs.4 and 5, though the feed-valve C may be provided in the end beside thepump B. The stop cook or tap D, which may be of any suitableconstruction and is used for the purpose of cutting off the supply offluid from the burner, is screwed onto the upper end of thereservoir-pipe A and over the lower end of the continuation-pipe E. Theinner pipe F is carried the full length within the reservoirpipe A,though it may be made shorter, if thought advisable, and is connected tothe lower end of the continuation-pipe E at G.

The continuation-pipe E is outwardly screwthreaded, as shown in Figs. 1,2, 4, and 5, so that the lower plate H, centrally bored and threaded,andthe inwardly and centrally screwthreaded ball J may be screwed up ordown, as it may be required. Springs K are suit ably fitted to andbetween the lower plate H and the upper plate L, which upper plate Lfits around the ball J A flange M projects upwardly from the upper plateL, to which a hood or cowl N is secured by screw-bolts and nuts 0,though the connection may be made in any other suitable way. isadjustably secured to the upper end of the hood or cowl N, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, and perforations or small openings T are made in the hoodor cowl N, as shown. The continuation-pipe E is carried through thelower plate H and ball J and into the hood or cowl N and has its upperend R so made that the burner and heater or a primus or other suitableburner V may be screwed thereonto, so as to allow the inflammable matteror gas issuing from the said upper end R of the continuation-pipe E tobe forced therefrom into a nose or spreader placed on the said burner,whereby such intense fire heat can be produced that the brand-plate Pwill be kept continuously heated at, if so desired or required, a whiteheat or at a lesser heat. A fine gauze screen (not shown on thedrawings) can be fitted within the continuation-pipe E near its upperend and a wick reaching therefrom down to the said cook or tap D, so asto filter the inflammable matter passing therethrough. The flangeMismade in two parts, the upper one being screwed to the lower one, so asto fit better round the ball J.

Uis an inwardly-opening check-valve mounted on the upper end of the pumpB.

To put this brand into use, the reservoir- A brand-plate P pipe A isfilled through the feed-valve with the necessary inflammablematter orheat-making agent, which: is pumpedup and passed into the burnerconnected to the end R of the pipe Band on being projected from theburner is lighted in the ordinary way by match or such like,

when such a heat is produced that the brand:

plate P, as before stated, becomes intensely hot, and it can be appliedto whatever is to be branded, whether animate or inanimate, with theresult that an immediate impression is obtained whiclris clean and wellout and with animals saves a great deal of the suffering which the beasthas now to endure. The heat; being continuous, the brand-plate isalwaysreadyvfor use and can be applied at any time. and at the, mostopportune moment, and,v moreover, it canbe readily carried from placeto.place, and. asits fire is self-contained an aux-- iliaryportable tireand fire-raisingplant are dispensed with, wherebyconsiderable timeis.saved and disappointment. from they ordinary irons coolingis avoided.

The springs, the lower plate, and the stop cock or tap may be, dispensedwith, so that smaller makes of brands :maybe made han dier and moreportable whenconstructed without these parts and be sufficientlyeffective, asrwith them (the smallerlbrandslthe adjust. able action isnot so necessary.

Havingfully described my invention, what I desire to claim 7 and secureby Letters Pat: ent is 1.. A brandingdevice having a reservoir,acontinuationpipe communicatingwith the reservoir, two plates mounted onsaid pipe,. one of the plates being positively adjustable and yieldabledevices secured to and between said plates, the one end of each of saiddevices being adjustablyconnected to the adjustable plate.

2. A reservoir for gaseous fluid, a pipe communicating with saidreservoir, a burner arranged to receive the fluid through said pipe, aball carried by the pipe, a plate supported by the ball, a second platecarried by said pipe, and yieldable means mounted between the plates. f

3. A reservoir for gaseous fluid, a pipe communicating with saidreservoir, a ball carried by said pipe, a plate supported by the ball, asecond platecarried by said pipe, yieldable means mounted between theplates, a burner in operative rel-ation;.-with said; pipe, and-abranding-Aron connected withsaidfirst plate.

4:. A reservoir for'gaseous fluid, a pipecommunicating withsaidreservoi-r, a ball carried by said pipe, a plate-supported bytheiball, a: second plate carried bysaidpipe, yieldable means mountedbetweenwthe plates,,a burner, a branding-iron, and-a-cowl surroundingtheANDREW. McLEOD.

Witnesses:

GEORGE. WILLIAM. BAsLEY, PERCY HERBERT' BAsL Y.

